In September we spent a week in Provence. We rented a stone house in the medieval section of Les Arcs with four stories connected by wooden, spiral steps. The top floor was a living room hung with banners and swords which opened onto a tiled balcony overlooking the town and beyond that, the [...]Read Full Article →

A few weeks ago (May 30), Bill and I drove up to County Meath to the headquarters of Sheridans Cheesemongers for their first Irish Food festival. It was one of the sunny days we’re getting used to around here, and the drive to Carnaross was lovely. Sheridans [...]Read Full Article →

One of the first things we noticed about the food here was the high quality of the dairy products. Apparently dairy farmers are struggling because prices have dropped so much. If there’s something we should be willing to pay a bit more for it’s high-quality milk, cheese and yogurt. They really are better [...]Read Full Article →

One day every year, if it’s a good year, my husband calls upon the power of yeast and cinnamon to create…King Cake! Who cares if Mardi Gras was technically a few weeks ago. In our apartment, Saturday was the day for King Cake, and all the Cajun goodness that goes along with. This year’s menu [...]Read Full Article →